Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Curtis Hertel Jr.

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Michigan District 7
Filing address
Lansing, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
HERTEL, CURTIS JR.
Next election
Primary August 6, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Michigan with the 2024 district highlighted

Michigan, District 7

DemocraticU.S. House · Michigan District 7Open seatLost the general election (46.6%)

FEC candidate ID H4MI07210 · Principal campaign committee: HERTEL FOR MICHIGAN

Total raised$7,656,059.90
Total spent$7,652,531.73
Cash on hand$3,638.17
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $6,011,245.96PACs and other committees: $887,622.06Party committees: $5,000.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $710,983.25Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $41,208.63
  • Individual contributions$6,011,245.9679%
  • PACs and other committees$887,622.0612%
  • Party committees$5,000.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$710,983.259%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$41,208.631%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

210 committees reported giving $855,980.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Show all 210 committees

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Curtis Hertel Jr.$996,398.85
  • Independent expenditures opposing Curtis Hertel Jr.$12,978,118.16
  • Company and union communications to members about Curtis Hertel Jr.$3,564.44

FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Michigan U.S. House, District 7, 2024 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Curtis Hertel Jr. (D)$7,656,059.90$3,638.172024-12-31
Thomas More Barrett (R)$5,103,613.26$22,099.882024-12-31
Elissa Slotkin (D)$708,162.35$450.642024-03-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLean RNovember 1, 2024
  • Inside ElectionsTilt ROctober 31, 2024
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RNovember 4, 2024
  • Elections DailyLean RNovember 4, 2024
  • CNalysisTilt DNovember 4, 2024

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Emerson CollegeOctober 24–26, 2024535 (LV)± 4.2%Curtis Hertel Jr. 45% · Tom Barrett 47%
Cygnal (R)October 6–8, 2024405 (LV)± 4.85%Curtis Hertel Jr. 43% · Tom Barrett 47%
Cygnal (R)August 27–29, 2024420 (LV)± 4.8%Curtis Hertel Jr. 43% · Tom Barrett 48%
Noble Predictive InsightsJuly 8–11, 2024532 (LV)± 4.4%Curtis Hertel Jr. 41% · Tom Barrett 48%
Cygnal (R)February 20–21, 2024415 (LV)± 4.8%Curtis Hertel Jr. 37% · Tom Barrett 44%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: HERTEL FOR MICHIGAN.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

TerraCivic shows public filings without scores, grades or judgments about any candidate.

Federal law prohibits using information copied from FEC reports to solicit contributions or for commercial purposes. Do not use TerraCivic for fundraising, donor prospecting, or contact lists. TerraCivic shows no individual contributor names, addresses, employers or amounts. Data use & privacy